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Brooks and Capehart on the GOP's midterm identity
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the GOP's midterm convention and the identity of t
Sep 11 9 min
Brooks and Capehart on Trump calling Iran war 'small potatoes'
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's remarks calling the conflict
Sep 4 11 min
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's 'forever trade war'
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trade war and dispute with Ca
Aug 28 11 min
Brooks and Capehart on how economic concerns defined the primaries
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including this week's midterm primary results, the economy t
Aug 21 12 min
Brooks and Atkins Stohr on 'woke' politics in America
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of the Boston Globe join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the surprising result in Wisco
Aug 14 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on what progressive primary wins mean for Democrats
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how progressive wins in Michigan could signal a le
Aug 7 11 min
Brooks and Capehart on Blanche's stalled nomination and Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund'
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Todd Blanche's stalled confirmation to be attor
Jul 31 10 min
Brooks and Marcus on the Iran conflict becoming a 'forever war'
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the economic and human toll of the Iran war, the
Jul 24 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on what Trump is trying to accomplish with his election claims
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump once again putting false claims
Jul 17 9 min
Brooks and Capehart on what's next for Democrats in the Maine Senate race
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the fallout from this week's shakeup in the Mai
Jul 10 9 min
Brooks and Capehart on whether the Supreme Court has stood up to Trump
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including major Supreme Court decisions and more primary ups
Jul 3 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on progressive Democrats winning primaries
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump once again upending the GOP's a
Jun 26 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's record-low economic approval rating
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the preliminary deal with Iran, President Trump's
Jun 19 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on the tradeoffs of a possible U.S.-Iran deal
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including another political fight in Congress, a mixed ma
Jun 12 9 min
Brooks and Capehart on some Republican lawmakers' defiance of Trump
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Republican defiance of President Donald Trump and
Jun 5 13 min
Capehart and Continetti on Talarico's chances against Paxton in Texas
Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including midterm primary ele
May 29 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's loyalty demands
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump demonstrating his grip on Re
May 22 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's trip to China
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trip to China, Congress rejectin
May 15 10 min
Brooks and Capehart on fallout from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including fallout from the third alleged assassination attem
May 1 11 min
Brooks and Capehart on the partisan redistricting battle
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Justice Department dropping its probe into
Apr 24 11 min
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I have loved all things NewsHour for decades, especially this segment for being so thoughtful, erudite, and not sticking to partisan talking points while still sharing fundamentally different views.
Even the guests who replace Brooks and Capehart have always been up to this high yet amazing and worthy standard.
Sadly Ms. Johnson as a fill in guest for the conservative viewpoint - and there should be a conservative viewpoint shared here - is too blindly partisan, combative to fundamental facts, sticks to what seem like “issued” talking points from the Trump camp, and disrespectful in a way that this show is never disrespectful - which is the show’s greatest asset.
I kindly ask that she is no longer invited as a temporary replacement for David Brooks who is conservative but incredibly fair, independent minded, non partisan, and always respectful in his thoughts and actions. Thank you.
Swilcan Park · Aug 2024
This is a great segment. I don’t give out 5 stars freely, you’ve got to earn it.
However, this segment is at its best when the pundits are center left and center right, as David Brooks and Mark Shield were. I agree with those calling for Jonathan to be a bit less progressive.
What I truly appreciate is the fact that everything is said with respect. No screaming and no talking over each other. Much appreciated
Looking for an Honest Man · Aug 2024
Mark Shields and David Brooks are a great combination. It seems to be the only place in the news to hear different perspectives without people trying to yell over each other. They respect one another and still have strong individual opinions.
Helen212 · Aug 2020
I look forward to this segment all week! Keep up the good work! These are not the guys to watch if you want to hear your own views echoed back to you! I don’t Always agree 100% , but I always learn something!
loomasauris · Aug 2020
More often than not, Brooks and Capehart end up agreeing substantively on just about every issue discussed making for boring and not terribly sharp commentary. Given Brooks’ leftward drift over the last five years or so, I think it would be valuable to rotate the panel or to have someone more suitably represent the right-of-center position. Writers like Charles C. W. Cooke, Kevin Williamson or Michael Brendan Dougherty, for instance, could offer varying degrees of conservative perspectives from the classically liberal to more nationalist and populist and offer the average left-of-center, Acela corridor-residing NewsHour viewer a more representative point of view.
jeick1533 · Mar 2021
Capehart is a fantastic writer but his genuineness doesn’t shine through on air. Same observation when he hosts on MSNBC. I don’t know if he’s a bit anxious but it’s hard to miss when he was opposite Brooks (bc brooks is very genuine and comfortable in his own skin). There was no sense of connection with the two. My criticism is vague, I realize, but the show is just not powerful like it was 5+ years ago. Maybe he will adapt and grow into the role.
Rockytop20162016 · Apr 2023
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